- Creator
- Entomological Society of America. Southeastern Branch
- Size
- 11 linear feet (22 archival boxes)
- Call number
- MC 00156
The records of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) contain annual meeting programs; photographs of award winners, speakers, and officers; correspondence; financial statements; bound reports; reprints of published Branch history; meeting minutes; hotel contracts; cassette tapes; and a disk. This collection also contains a small file of correspondence and financial information on the Cotton States Branch of the American Association of Economic Entomologists, a predecessor organization. Materials are dated from 1937 to 2010.
The Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America includes members from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the United States Territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The organization was established August 2, 1904. A group of entomologists concerned with damage to the cotton crop by the boll weevil elected C. E. Chambliss of South Carolina as Chairman and organized the Association of Official Entomologists of the Cotton Belt, later known as Association of Cotton States Entomologists. The group was active during the ensuing years and was affiliated with the American Association of Economic Entomologists as the Cotton States Branch on December 31, 1925. The American Association of Economic Entomologists merged with the Entomological Society of America in 1953. The name of the branch was changed to Southeastern Branch in 1959.
Biographical/historical note
The Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America includes members from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the United States Territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The organization was established August 2, 1904. A group of entomologists concerned with damage to the cotton crop by the boll weevil elected C. E. Chambliss of South Carolina as Chairman and organized the Association of Official Entomologists of the Cotton Belt, later known as Association of Cotton States Entomologists. The group was active during the ensuing years and was affiliated with the American Association of Economic Entomologists as the Cotton States Branch on December 31, 1925. The American Association of Economic Entomologists merged with the Entomological Society of America in 1953. The name of the branch was changed to Southeastern Branch in 1959.
The Entomological Society of America is the largest organization in the world serving the professional and scientific needs of entomologists and people in related disciplines. The Entomological Society of America has members affiliated with educational institutions, health agencies, private industry, and government. Members are researchers, teachers, extension service personnel, administrators, marketing representatives, research technicians, consultants, students, and hobbyists. Membership in the Entomological Society of America is open to anyone who has interest or training in insects.
Scope/content
The records of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) contain annual meeting programs; photographs of award winners, speakers, and officers; correspondence; financial statements; bound reports; reprints of published Branch history; meeting minutes; hotel contracts; cassette tapes; and a disk. This collection also contains a small file of correspondence and financial information on the Cotton States Branch of the Amercian Association of Economic Entomologists, a predecessor organization. Materials are dated from 1937 to 2010.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into four series:
- Annual Meeting Programs
- History Files
- Chronological Files
- Photographs
Use of these materials
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch, Records, MC 00156,
Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Source of acquisition
Gift of Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America, September 2009 (Accession no. 2009.0159), and May 2012 (Accession no. 2012.0124)
Processing information
Processed by Vivian Phinizy; finding aid created by Vivian Phinizy, 2013 August
The collection is organized into four principal series:
Annual Meeting Programs 1940-2010 (MC 00156 Series 01)
Size: 0.75 linear feet
The Annual Meeting Programs series contains informational programs from the annual meetings of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Materials are dated from 1940 to 2010.
Organization of the Series
Materials in this series are arranged in chronological order.
Meeting Programs: The Cotton States Branch, American Association of Economic Entomologists and The Cotton States Branch, Entomological Society of America 1940-1959
Meeting Programs: Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch 1960-1970
Meeting Programs: Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch 1972-1975
Meeting Programs: Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch 1977-1979
Meeting Programs: Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch 1980-1985
Meeting Programs: Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch 1987-1990
Meeting Programs: Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch 1993-1997
Meeting Programs: Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch 1998-2000
Meeting Programs: Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch 2001, 2002
Meeting Programs: Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch 2003, 2004
Meeting Programs: Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch 2005, 2006
Meeting Programs: Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch 2007, 2008
Meeting Programs: Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch 2009, 2010
History Files 1941-1989 (MC 00156 Series 02)
Size: 0.75 linear feet
The History Files contain financial summaries and reports, proceedings of meetings, historical records on the Cotton States Branch, branch history reprints, history of entomology departments, meeting agendas and minutes, and other files related to the history of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Materials are dated from 1941 to 1989.
Organization of the Series
Materials in this series are arranged in chronological order by latest date in file.
Cotton States Branch 1956
Cotton States Branch 1955-1958
History of Entomological Society of America 1953-1963
Southeastern Branch Meeting Proceedings and Financial Summaries 1953-1965
Cotton States Branch 1954, 1968, 1976, undated
Cotton States Branch 1956-1957, 1976, undated
History of Entomology Departments 1961, 1976, undated
Historical Records 1959-1978
Branch History Reprints (1 of 2) 1979-1980
Branch History Reprints (2 of 2) 1979-1980
Early Financial Information 1953-1988
History of Southeastern Branch 1941, 1983, 1989
Chronological Files 1951-2010 (MC 00156 Series 03)
Size: 9 linear feet
The Chronological Files contain proceedings of meetings, correspondence, committee reports, treasurer’s reports, meeting minutes, material related to committee meetings and to preliminary business meetings, annual meeting plans, hotel contracts, constitution and bylaws, budgets, award plaques and other files related to the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Materials are dated from 1951 to 2010.
Organization of the Series
Materials in this series are arranged in chronological order.
Proceedings of Meetings: Memphis, Tennessee 1951
Proceedings of Meetings: Atlanta, Georgia 1952
General Correspondence (1 of 2) 1953-1954
General Correspondence (2 of 2) 1953-1954
Cotton States Branch Seating Chart 1954
Correspondence: Bill Miller 1954
Annual Meeting: Tampa, Florida 1955
Cotton State Branch Correspondence 1956, 1959
General Correspondence 1962
Southeastern Branch, Entomological Society of America: Jackson, Mississippi 1962-1963
Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America: Minutes 1964
Annual Meeting: Little Rock, Arkansas 1961, 1965
Annual Meeting: Memphis, Tennessee 1972-1973
Maxwell, Bowden G. (1 of 6) 1977-1978
Maxwell, Bowden G. (2 of 6) 1977-1978
Maxwell, Bowden G. (3 of 6) 1977-1978
Maxwell, Bowden G. (4 of 6) 1977-1978
Maxwell, Bowden G. (5 of 6) 1977-1978
Maxwell, Bowden G. (6 of 6) 1977-1978
Sparks, Alton N. (1 of 5) 1977-1978
Sparks, Alton N. (2 of 5) 1977-1978
Sparks, Alton N. (3 of 5) 1977-1978
Sparks, Alton N. (4 of 5) 1977-1978
Sparks, Alton N. (5 of 5) 1977-1978
Turnipseed, Sam G. (1 of 3) 1978-1980
Turnipseed, Sam G. (2 of 3) 1978-1980
Turnipseed, Sam G. (3 of 3) 1978-1980
General Correspondence 1980
Martin, Dial F. (1 of 6) 1978-1981
Martin, Dial F. (2 of 6) 1978-1981
Martin, Dial F. (3 of 6) 1978-1981
Martin, Dial F. (4 of 6) 1978-1981
Martin, Dial F. (5 of 6) 1978-1981
Martin, Dial F. (6 of 6) 1978-1981
Payne, James E. (1 of 3) 1980-1981
Payne, James E. (2 of 3) 1980-1981
Payne, James E. (3 of 3) 1980-1981
General Correspondence (1 of 3) 1980-1982
General Correspondence (2 of 3) 1980-1982
General Correspondence (3 of 3) 1980-1982
Proceeding of Meetings: Atlanta, Georgia 1981-1982
Annual Meeting: Greenville, South Carolina 1982
Committee Reports (1 of 4) 1980-1984
Committee Reports (2 of 4) 1980-1984
Committee Reports (3 of 4) 1980-1984
Committee Reports (4 of 4) 1980-1984
Executive Committee Meeting 1980-1984
Financial (1 of 2) 1982-1984
Financial (2 of 2) 1982-1984
Non-members: Entomological Society of America 1982-1984
Program (1 of 5) 1982-1984
Program (2 of 5) 1982-1984
Program (3 of 5) 1982-1984
Program (4 of 5) 1982-1984
Program (5 of 5) 1982-1984
General Correspondence (1 of 3) 1983-1984
General Correspondence (2 of 3) 1983-1984
General Correspondence (3 of 3) 1983-1984
Secretary Treasurer (1 of 3) 1983-1984
Secretary Treasurer (2 of 3) 1983-1984
Secretary Treasurer (3 of 3) 1983-1984
Musick, G. J. (1 of 7) 1983-1985
Musick, G. J. (2 of 7) 1983-1985
Musick, G. J. (3 of 7) 1983-1985
Musick, G. J. (4 of 7) 1983-1985
Musick, G. J. (5 of 7) 1983-1985
Musick, G. J. (6 of 7) 1983-1985
Musick, G. J. (7 of 7) 1983-1985
Business Meetings 1984-1985
Entomological Society of America 1984-1985
Appointment of Committees 1985
Preliminary Business Meetings: Executive Committee (1 of 3) 1985
Preliminary Business Meetings: Executive Committee (2 of 3) 1985
Preliminary Business Meetings: Executive Committee (3 of 3) 1985
Secretary-Treasurer Reports 1985
Southeastern Branch Correspondence 1985
General Correspondence (1 of 4) 1985-1987
General Correspondence (2 of 4) 1985-1987
General Correspondence (3 of 4) 1985-1987
General Correspondence (4 of 4) 1985-1987
Minutes (1 of 2) 1985-1987
Minutes (2 of 2) 1985-1987
Annual Meeting Plans 1986-1987
Committee Guidelines 1987
General Correspondence 1987
Hotel Contracts 1986-1988
Annual Meetings 1987-1988
Proceedings of Meetings 1987-1988
Proceedings of Meetings: Raleigh, North Carolina (1 of 3) 1987-1988
Proceedings of Meetings: Raleigh, North Carolina (2 of 3) 1987-1988
Proceedings of Meetings: Raleigh, North Carolina (3 of 3) 1987-1988
Hotel Contracts 1987-1989
Hotel Contracts 1988-1989
Annual Meeting Plans 1989
Proceedings of Meetings: Nashville, Tennessee (1 of 5) 1989
Proceedings of Meetings: Nashville, Tennessee (2 of 5) 1989
Proceedings of Meetings: Nashville, Tennessee (3 of 5) 1989
Proceedings of Meetings: Nashville, Tennessee (4 of 5) 1989
Proceedings of Meetings: Nashville, Tennessee (5 of 5) 1989
Annual Meeting Plans 1988-1990
Treasurer's Report (1 of 2) 1989-1990
Treasurer's Report (2 of 2) 1989-1990
Annual Meeting Plans 1989-1990
Industry Contributions 1990
Constitution and Bylaws 1987-1991
General Correspondence 1987-1991
General Correspondence (1 of 3) 1989-1991
General Correspondence (2 of 3) 1989-1991
General Correspondence (3 of 3) 1989-1991
Hotel Contracts: Orange Beach, Alabama 1989-1991
Award and Plaques Meetings 1990-1991
Industry Contributions (1 of 2) 1991
Industry Contributions (2 of 2) 1991
Pre-registration and Onsite Information: Orange Beach, Alabama (1 of 6) 1991
Pre-registration and Onsite Information: Orange Beach, Alabama (2 of 6) 1991
Pre-registration and Onsite Information: Orange Beach, Alabama (3 of 6) 1991
Pre-registration and Onsite Information: Orange Beach, Alabama (4 of 6) 1991
Pre-registration and Onsite Information: Orange Beach, Alabama (5 of 6) 1991
Pre-registration and Onsite Information: Orange Beach, Alabama (6 of 6) 1991
Annual Meeting Plans 1992-1993
Hotel Contracts 1992-1993
Resolutions of the 67th Annual Meeting 1992-1993
Executive Committee Meeting 1993-1994
Preliminary Business Meeting 1993-1994
Correspondence: J. Eger 1994
Final Business Meeting 1994
Final Business Minutes 1994
Member Awards Committee 1994
Executive Committee Meeting 1994
Minutes of Preliminary Business Meeting 1994
Hotel Contracts (1 of 2) 1993-1995
Hotel Contracts (2 of 2) 1993-1995
Committee Guidelines (1 of 2) 1994-1995
Committee Guidelines (2 of 2) 1994-1995
Correspondence: Randy Luttrell (1 of 2) 1994-1995
Correspondence: Randy Luttrell (2 of 2) 1994-1995
Correspondence to Secretary and Treasurer 1994-1995
Receipts (1 of 3) 1994-1995
Receipts (2 of 3) 1994-1995
Receipts (3 of 3) 1994-1995
Treasurer's Report (1 of 2) 1994-1995
Treasurer's Report (2 of 2) 1994-1995
Correspondence: J. Eger 1995
Executive Committee Meeting 1995
Final Business Meeting 1995
Internal Revenue Service Form 1995
List of Non-members Attending the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America 1995
Local Arrangement Committee Report 1995
Preliminary Business Meetings 1995
Committee Reports 1994-1996
Past Programs: Charleston, South Carolina (1 of 2) 1994-1996
Past Programs: Charleston, South Carolina (2 of 2) 1994-1996
Correspondence (1 of 2) 1996
Correspondence (2 of 2) 1996
Minutes: Asheville, North Carolina 1996-1997
Correspondence (1 of 2) 1997
Correspondence (2 of 2) 1997
Cassette Tapes: Final Business Meeting 1997
Access to Collection
Copies of cassettes must be made prior to patron use.
Nominating Committee, Disk 1997
Access to Collection
Researchers may request copies of digital files. The Special Collections Research Center cannot guarantee that all files will open and will not in all cases have software available to read files
Radisson Hotel Contracts 1997
Annual Meetings (1 of 2) 1997-1998
Annual Meetings (2 of 2) 1997-1998
Disk and Registration 1998
Access to Collection
Researchers may request copies of digital files. The Special Collections Research Center cannot guarantee that all files will open and will not in all cases have software available to read files
Industry Contributions 1999
Hotel Contracts 1998-2000
Executive Committee Meeting Minutes and Reports 1999-2000
Hotel Contracts 1999-2001
Cassette Tapes: Executive Committee Meeting 2001
Access to Collection
Copies of cassettes must be made prior to patron use.
Little Rock, Arkansas: First Mail Out 2001-2002
Minutes (1 of 2) 2001-2002
Minutes (2 of 2) 2001-2002
Program: Little Rock, Arkansas 2002
Guidelines for Officers and Committee Chairs 2004
Meeting Mail outs (1 of 2) 2004
Meeting Mail outs (2 of 2) 2004
Tax Exempt Certificates 1995-2005
Meetings (1 of 2) 2003-2005
Meetings (2 of 2) 2003-2005
Correspondence: Hays and Gast 1999-2006
Solicitation of Contributions: Registration Chapter 496, Florida Statutes 2001-2006
Meeting: Wilmington, North Carolina 2006
Constitution and Bylaws 2006-2007
Committee Reports and Agendas 2007
Meeting: Knoxville, Tennessee 2007
Committee Reports and Agendas 2008
Meeting: Jacksonville, North Carolina 2008
Financial Statements 2001-2009
Hotel Contracts 2008-2010
Application for Membership undated
Photographs 1937-1997 (MC 00156 Series 04)
Size: 0.5 linear feet
The Photographs series contains photographs of award winners, speakers, and officers. Materials are dated from 1937 to 1997.
Organization of the Series
Materials in this series are arranged in chronological order.
Photographs: University of Florida, Florida Entomological Conference 1937
Photographs: Annual Banquet, Cotton States Branch 1954
Photographs: Southeastern Branch, Graduate Student Contest Winners 1970
Photographs: Southeastern Branch, Annual Meeting 1969-1972
Photographs: Annual Banquet 1972
Photographs: Annual Meeting 1975-1977
Photographs: Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America Board Members and Contest Winners 1978
Photographs: Annual Meeting 1979
Photographs: Annual Meeting [198?]
Photographs: Annual Meeting 1979-1980
Photographs: Annual Meeting 1980-1983
Photographs: Annual Meeting 1985
Photographs: Nominees for the J. E. Bussart Memorial Award 1986
Photographs: Used in Programs 1988
Photographs: Robert T. Gast Award for Best Paper given by a Ph. D. Student 1990
Photographs: Used for the Southeastern Branch Meeting Program 1990
Photographs: Annual Meeting and Award Winners (1 of 2) 1997
Photographs: Annual Meeting and Award Winners (2 of 2) 1997
Access to the collection
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice.
Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials,
access to digital files may require additional advanced notice.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch, Records, MC 00156,
Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Use of these materials
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.